Realistic Transfer Targets January 2011

[Dave]

Just noticed a bot browsing a thread about Keegan mentioning we had no recognised alternative to Enrique and wanting to bring someone in. April 2008 that was.

[wormy]

When you think about it, we've been fucking lucky having Enrique the past couple of years, when our only alternative has been Van Aanholt for a few months.

[James]

I'm not expecting any major business. Clubs don't want to sell a first eleven player as they only have a month to replace them.

 

Any player we get will either be playing in a worse division (i.e. Championship, Swiss League, maybe a non-leading French team), a different continent (different calendar or transfer rules), or not be getting a game for whoever they play for.

[Delima]

If Wolves go down (and we stay up) I'd like us to try for Milijas. I know this is more of a realistic summer target

 

We should buy Steven Fletcher instead. He is criminally underused by a toothless Wolves. The right age profile, the right playing style to complement Andy Caroll, works tirelessly, should cost reasonably since Wolves only spent 6M on him.

[Guest Roger Kint]

If Wolves go down (and we stay up) I'd like us to try for Milijas. I know this is more of a realistic summer target

 

We should buy Steven Fletcher instead. He is criminally underused by a toothless Wolves. The right age profile, the right playing style to complement Andy Caroll, works tirelessly, should cost reasonably since Wolves only spent 6M on him.

 

Only £6m? Am sure Wolves will happily give us him for a loss after just 6 months then wont they? Have you been stuck in the kennels since Mike Ashley arrived?

[Guest]

Come on then Village Idiot, what can you tell us about Oriol Romeu?

 

http://www.sport.es/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=44&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=733585&idseccio_PK=803

 

Villa & Blackburn the main two candidates for him, but Arsenal, Spurs, Newcastle & Everton are monitoring him too.

[taxfree]

Give me Canales on loan Graham Carr and Pardew! He is suddenly even further down the pecking order now that Kaka comes back from injury. Enrique & co would be perfect to help him settle.

 

Call it a long shot, but both Arsenal and Sampdoria are reportedly after him. I'd say we are a more attractive side than Sampdoria, and Mourinho and Wenger doesn't go along at all.

 

A bit subjective here, but no doubt he is a terrific player and prospect.

[Guest Stephen927]

Don't think the lad would even be on Pardew's radar.

[Incognito]

Don't think the lad would even be on Pardew's radar.

 

He probably thinks he's a golfer.

[Guest sicko2ndbest]

Bolton are safe imo, which would have been the starting point for the season. 7th or 8th is the best they can hope for.

 

I think a bid of 4-5 million would secure Elmander and fend off more interest in the summer. I think he would see us as a step up.

 

4-5million sounds a lot when you consider he is out of contract in the summer, but i think if we wait, the likes of Liverpool, Everton and even Chelsea could become interested which would make his signiture very difficult to obtain.

 

With the way we play i think another big striker would be the best way to go

[Guest andrew]

[Thespence]

Downing would cost a lot of money and would have little resale value that would be higher so no chance IMO.

 

No offence to Disco but isn't it just criminal that we as sports fans now think this short of shit.

[Dave]

Downing would cost a lot of money and would have little resale value that would be higher so no chance IMO.

 

No offence to Disco but isn't it just criminal that we as sports fans now think this short of shit.

 

 

That's the Ashley effect in action right there.

[joeyt]

Give me Canales on loan Graham Carr and Pardew! He is suddenly even further down the pecking order now that Kaka comes back from injury. Enrique & co would be perfect to help him settle.

 

Call it a long shot, but both Arsenal and Sampdoria are reportedly after him. I'd say we are a more attractive side than Sampdoria, and Mourinho and Wenger doesn't go along at all.

 

A bit subjective here, but no doubt he is a terrific player and prospect.

 

I know he's definitely not realistic, but Sampdoria are a much more attractive side than us

[taxfree]

Don't think the lad would even be on Pardew's radar.

 

That's why we have scouts you know.

[taxfree]

Give me Canales on loan Graham Carr and Pardew! He is suddenly even further down the pecking order now that Kaka comes back from injury. Enrique & co would be perfect to help him settle.

 

Call it a long shot, but both Arsenal and Sampdoria are reportedly after him. I'd say we are a more attractive side than Sampdoria, and Mourinho and Wenger doesn't go along at all.

 

A bit subjective here, but no doubt he is a terrific player and prospect.

 

I know he's definitely not realistic, but Sampdoria are a much more attractive side than us

 

Why are Sampdoria a more attractive side than us? They're as poor as us in their league. Bollocks. It would have to be for the weather in that case.

 

[Disco]

Give me Canales on loan Graham Carr and Pardew! He is suddenly even further down the pecking order now that Kaka comes back from injury. Enrique & co would be perfect to help him settle.

 

Call it a long shot, but both Arsenal and Sampdoria are reportedly after him. I'd say we are a more attractive side than Sampdoria, and Mourinho and Wenger doesn't go along at all.

 

A bit subjective here, but no doubt he is a terrific player and prospect.

 

Canales is staying at Real. Mourinho doesn't want to send him out on loan as he feels he'll learn more from him in training than he will out on loan. If this wasn't the case he'd have gone back to Racing at the start of the season.

[Disco]

Downing would cost a lot of money and would have little resale value that would be higher so no chance IMO.

 

No offence to Disco but isn't it just criminal that we as sports fans now think this short of shit.

 

 

That's the Ashley effect in action right there.

 

Aye unfortunately its the nature of the beast these days.

[taxfree]

Give me Canales on loan Graham Carr and Pardew! He is suddenly even further down the pecking order now that Kaka comes back from injury. Enrique & co would be perfect to help him settle.

 

Call it a long shot, but both Arsenal and Sampdoria are reportedly after him. I'd say we are a more attractive side than Sampdoria, and Mourinho and Wenger doesn't go along at all.

 

A bit subjective here, but no doubt he is a terrific player and prospect.

 

Canales is staying at Real. Mourinho doesn't want to send him out on loan as he feels he'll learn more from him in training than he will out on loan. If this wasn't the case he'd have gone back to Racing at the start of the season.

 

Let's see how long Canales is happy with that.

[summerof69]

I would love to get Canales but i feel he is too good for us. Even if he was available imagine the amount of clubs that would be after him.

[Disco]

Would make no sense IMO to loan him out abroad when he still needs to learn his game in Spain too.

[joeyt]

Give me Canales on loan Graham Carr and Pardew! He is suddenly even further down the pecking order now that Kaka comes back from injury. Enrique & co would be perfect to help him settle.

 

Call it a long shot, but both Arsenal and Sampdoria are reportedly after him. I'd say we are a more attractive side than Sampdoria, and Mourinho and Wenger doesn't go along at all.

 

A bit subjective here, but no doubt he is a terrific player and prospect.

 

I know he's definitely not realistic, but Sampdoria are a much more attractive side than us

 

Why are Sampdoria a more attractive side than us? They're as poor as us in their league. Bollocks. It would have to be for the weather in that case.

 

 

They're 7th in the league, and finished 4th last year.

 

We're 13th and going even further down, as well as not being secure in this division

[JH]

I'd rather we went for PL experience in this window, loan til the end of the season.

 

We don't really have time to bring in youngsters unknown to the English game, for them to play a couple of games, not settle in immediately, get slated by the fans and end up in the reserves.

 

Maybe when we've got a bit of time to work them in gently.

[taxfree]

Give me Canales on loan Graham Carr and Pardew! He is suddenly even further down the pecking order now that Kaka comes back from injury. Enrique & co would be perfect to help him settle.

 

Call it a long shot, but both Arsenal and Sampdoria are reportedly after him. I'd say we are a more attractive side than Sampdoria, and Mourinho and Wenger doesn't go along at all.

 

A bit subjective here, but no doubt he is a terrific player and prospect.

 

I know he's definitely not realistic, but Sampdoria are a much more attractive side than us

 

Why are Sampdoria a more attractive side than us? They're as poor as us in their league. Bollocks. It would have to be for the weather in that case.

 

 

They're 7th in the league, and finished 4th last year.

 

We're 13th and going even further down, as well as not being secure in this division

 

They are. But they are also three points from being right down there. It's a really tight league, just as Premier League. The difference is that the quality of PL are so much better. It's ludacris to say that Sampdoria is more attractive than Newcastle in general.

[JH]

Give me Canales on loan Graham Carr and Pardew! He is suddenly even further down the pecking order now that Kaka comes back from injury. Enrique & co would be perfect to help him settle.

 

Call it a long shot, but both Arsenal and Sampdoria are reportedly after him. I'd say we are a more attractive side than Sampdoria, and Mourinho and Wenger doesn't go along at all.

 

A bit subjective here, but no doubt he is a terrific player and prospect.

 

I know he's definitely not realistic, but Sampdoria are a much more attractive side than us

 

Why are Sampdoria a more attractive side than us? They're as poor as us in their league. Bollocks. It would have to be for the weather in that case.

 

 

They're 7th in the league, and finished 4th last year.

 

We're 13th and going even further down, as well as not being secure in this division

 

They are. But they are also three points from being right down there. It's a really tight league, just as Premier League. The difference is that the quality of PL are so much better. It's ludacris to say that Sampdoria is more attractive than Newcastle in general.

 

Newly promoted, dodgy owner, questionable manager, generally unstable - I can say alot for Newcastle not being that attractive atm, regardless of the league we're in.